https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=81193 Once the Tribunal dispensed with pre-deposit of duty and penalty, stayed recovery until disposal of the appeal, and the redemption fine had been paid, the Department had no legal basis to retain the goods. The fact that the order-in-original had not been set aside did not justify withholding clearance. The cited High Court view treated non-release of goods in these circumstances as unjust and illegal, and the Department was directed to allow clearance of the goods. en-us Mon, 31 Dec 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:28:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=81193 Once the Tribunal dispensed with pre-deposit of duty and penalty, stayed recovery until disposal of the appeal, and the redemption fine had been paid, the Department had no legal basis to retain the goods. The fact that the order-in-original had not been set aside did not justify withholding clearance. The cited High Court view treated non-release of goods in these circumstances as unjust and illegal, and the Department was directed to allow clearance of the goods. Case-Laws Central Excise Mon, 31 Dec 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=81193